South Pasadena Chinese-american Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954224005
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
S Pasadena, CA, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$95,899
Expenses
$80,663
Assets
$192,705

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Yuki Cutcheon (President)
  • Steve Ipson (First Vice President of Operations)
  • Carolyn Hah (Second Vice President of Education)
  • Peitty Chou (Third Vice President of Membership)
  • Julie Wong (Fourth Vice President of Cultural Activities)

People named in this filing

  • Yuki Cutcheon (President)
  • Steve Ipson (First Vice President of Operations)
  • Carolyn Hah (Second Vice President of Education)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization actively engages the local community by promoting and sharing Chinese culture and language. Through grants to public schools and libraries sponsorship of cultural events and e-newsletters it ensures widespread access and understanding of its initiatives. The Clubs commitment to fostering cultural exchange and education is evident in its diverse range of outreach efforts.

What it reported doing in 2025

The nonprofit hosts various cultural events including a Chinese New Year luncheon Moon Festival celebration and 4th of July food booth all offered free of charge to the community. These events draw approximately 1000 attendees each year facilitating cultural exchange and community involvement by creating opportunities for shared experiences and celebrations. By prioritizing accessible and inclusive cultural activities the organization strengthens community bonds and encourages mutual understanding among diverse populations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 52% for direct work, and 48% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.39; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.